Low-income students in Philly pass on breakfast

Just one in three low-income students eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts got those meals in Philadelphia schools during the 2006-07 school year, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The report said the data ranked the Philadelphia schools in the lower third of the 19 districts studied around the nation, said the report by the Food Research and Action Center, a national nonprofit organization based in Washington. Beginning in September of this school year, the district started offering free breakfasts to all students in all schools in an effort to increase participation.